Standpipe turning device



My W, 393 L. a. KENNEDY I 59 STANDPIPE TURNING DEVICE Filed March 2, 1946 3 Sheets-Sheet l Inventor Leo Z Keane? WWW yMg July 10, 1951 l. KENNEDY 2,560,113

STANDPIPE TURNING DEVICE Filed March 2, 1946 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 In vcutor lea 1. Kennedy waofih MM E July 10, 1951 KENNEDY 2,560,113

STANDPIPE TURNING DEVICE Filed March 2, 1946 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 I nyentar 5, M r/(0e; 3m

Patented July 10, 1951 UNITED STATES i ATENT OFFICE STANDPIPE TURNING DEVICE Leo I. Kennedy, Lemoyne, Pa.. Application March 2, 1946, Serial No. 651,572

Another object is to reduce to a minimum the hazards involved in the turning of stand pipes. The .above and other objects may be attained 3 Claims. (Cl. 137-21) found to be conventional equipment in'the railby employing this invention which embodies, 1 among its features, a ring gear adapted to be carried by the hood commonly afiixed to a water column-to form a Water shed at its junction with the usual stand, and means on the stand cooperhalves 23 carrying, at their inner edges, upstandating with the ring gear for rotating the water column about the axis of the stand.

Other features include means carried by the stand for engaging the ring gear and supporting it substantially diametrically opposite the ring gear rotating means.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is an end view of a stand pipe showing thesame turned into a position to deliver water,

to the tender ofalocomotive,

Figure 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially along the line 22 of Figure l Figure 3 is an end viewof Figure 2,

Figured is a transverse sectional view taken substantially along the line 4--4 of Figure 2, V

Figure 5 is an enlarged plan view of myjimproved stand attachment,

Figure 6 is a side view in elevation thereof, portions being shown in section to more clearly illustrate the details of construction,

Figure 7 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken substantially along the line l-'! of Figure 6, and

Figure 8 is a detail view of the ring gear.

Referring to the drawings in detail, a stand pipe designated generally l0 comprises the usual stand II which is bolted or otherwise secured to a platform adjacent a railway track designated generally l2. A water column l3 extends axially through the stand II and rises vertically therefrom, to terminate in an elbow M which discharges water flowing upwardly through the Water column l3 into a discharge funnel l5, the end of which is downturned to direct the contents thereof into the tender l6 of a locomotive l I standing on the track [2 beside the stand pipe. Carried by the water column I3 near its point of emergence from the stand II is a hood l8 which is more or less dome shaped and its lower edge side of 'eaoh"ring half 24 is provided withgear encircles the upper end of the stand in spaced relation thereto. Projecting outwardly from the dome shaped hood [8 are suitable ears l9 betweenwhich is pivotally supported, as at 23, alatch 3A which is adapted to cooperate with a notch formed in an upstanding flange 22 carried at the upper end of the stand II to serve as a lock holding the water column 13 against rotation relative to the stand.

The structure so far recited is such as will be road industry and forms no part of my invention.

In order to carry my invention into practice,

I provide a separable ring gear designated generally 23 which comprises two semi-circular ing flanges 25 which are pierced, as at 26, at spaced points to receive attaching bolts 21, by means of which the ring gear is rigidly fixed to the hood [8 adjacent its lower edge. The under teeth '28 so cut and arranged that when the. parts are assembled the teeth 23 cooperate to form a continuous ring gear. tend outwardly from opposite ends of each ring half 23 and are joined together by attaching bolts 33in order to complete the ring.

Attached to the stand ll immediately beneath the lower edge of the hood I8 and diametrically opposed with relation to one another are brackets 3| having aligning openings 32therein for a purj pose to be more fully hereinafter described... Se-. cured to' the stand ll immediately below each' bracket 3| is an angularly extending bracket 33, each of which carries, adjacent its upper end, a bearing 34, the opening 35 of which aligns axially with the opening 32 of its respective adjacent A hand wheel 38 is fixed to the outer end of the shaft 36 so that the shaft may be rotated at the convenience or desire of the operator of the device.

Mounted for rotation in the brackets 3! and 33, diametrically opposite those carrying the drive Attaching flanges 29 ex- 3 ing effect of the pinion 40, and consequently the ring gear 23 will be held at all times in proper position about the axis of the stand pipe.

In operation, it will be understood that with the parts assembled as previously described it is only necessary when it is desired to turn the stand pipe into or out of operative position to rotate the hand wheel 38. Assuming that the stand pipe is in inoperative position audit is desired to turn it to discharge the liquid into :the tender of a locomotive, it is only necessary to operate the handle of the latch 2| so as to disengage the latch from its recess in the flange 22 and then to rotate the hand wheel 38, thus driving the drive pinion 31 and the ring gear 23 so as to cause the water column I3 to rotate about the longitudinal axis of th stand I I. Due to the relatively large 1ever-' age of the mechanical system employed, it isobvious that the amount of manual efiort required for vturning-the'standpipe will be relatively small and-also, inasmuch as the operator may stand in" one position, the hazards attending the turning ofstan'd pipes will be greatly reduced. Obviously, upon turning the Water column l3 to its original position with relation to thestand l I, the latch 2| will again enter the recess in the'fiange 22 and lock" the parts against rotation until manually released for a'rep'eat operation;

While in the foregoing there has been shown II A turning device for a standpipe ofthe type which includes astand; a water column mounted to rotate about'the longitudinal axis of thestand, anda hood'carried by the water column and enclosing the upper" edge of the stand to form a water shed, comprising 'a 'ringgear carried by the hood, a pair of spaced brackets fixed to'th'e'stand near the ringgear, a drive shaft supported by said brackets torotate'below saidring'gear about an axis perpen'dicula'r" to the axis'of' the stand,"

a drive pinion carried by the drive shaft and having m'eshing engagement with the "ring gear;

a hand wheel carried by'the drive shaft to im part rotary motion toth'e" pinionand thereby turnthe ring gear and the watercolumnabout' the" longitudinal axisof the stand, a pair ofe spaced brackets secured to the stand diametrically opposite the first-mentioned spaced brackets, an idler shaft mounted in said last-named spaced brackets in axial alignment with the drive shaft and a supporting pinion carried by the idler shaft and meshing with the ring gear diametrically opposite the drive pinion.

2. In an apparatus for watering a locomotive tender, a hollow support stand, a water column extendingupwardly through the stand for rotation about its vertical axis therein, an annular hood secured to the column above the stand and enclosingthe upper edge of the stand to form a water shed "therefor and also for supporting the column; the hood terminating at its lower edge in a ring gear, a plurality of pinions circumferentially 'spaced'an'd journaled on the stand below the hoodto rotate about axes perpendicular to thecolumn and in meshing engagement with the ring gear and supporting the column upon the stand, andlahandwheel carried bythe stand operatively connected to one of the pinions for rotating the column.

3. In'an apparatus for watering a locomotive tender, a' hollowsupport stand, a water column extending upwardlythrough the stand for rotation'about its vertical axis therein, an annularhood securedto the column above the stand and enclosing'the upper edge' of the stand to form--a watershed therefor'andalso' for supportingthe column, the hood terminating at" its lower edge-in a ring gear, aplurality'of'pi-nions circumferen tially-spacedandjournaled on" the stand below the hood to rotate about axes perpendicular to the column and in meshing engagementwith the ring gear and supporting the-columnupon-the stand, said stand including an annular flange- Numb'er- Name Date 304,741 Mansfield; Sept; 9,1884 547,962 Moore; -Oct; 15, 1895 702,608 Woods Junel'l, 1902 811,812 Anderson Feb'. 6; 1906 

